MAXXI - National Museum of 21st Century Art (couple trip)

The exterior, book store and cafe are free to visit. You only need tickets for seeing the exhibition spaces. Would suggest taking some time to walk around the building as well, since it’s just as (if not more) beautiful outside. They have a really good collection of books and other trinkets at the book store, focusing mainly on architecture since it’s a Zaha Hadid building. If you do stop by the c...

Let's just call it an 'odd' experience. Unfortunately, I think it's one of Hadid's least-successful buildings. A huge building with relatively little usable space, which makes for confusing wayfinding once in the building (it took me 4 tries to find the right combination of 'entry' doors and 'front' desks before I could actually gain entrance to the galleries). The art was quite interesting, what ...

It was not worth all the public transport we had to take. Having said that the football/soccer exhibition was really cool! It was fascinating to look at the architectural dimension of the sport through the various designs of stadiums. Also, there is a Good affordable cafeteria!

Some of the exposition blew my mind. They were so good, impressive, gave special moments of insights. The rest, like a football hall, was a bit ordinary and boring.

I enjoyed strolling through the spacious Zaha Hadid-designed building, admiring the contemporary art. I particularly enjoyed the "Stadiums" exhibition, even though I'm not a football fan - it's an in-depth look at stadium architecture and the passion for football. The staff was very friendly. Worth it!